Today's Retail News From Around The Web: November 19, 2014
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Our Article of the Day:
DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse Launches Canadian E-Commerce Site
We also spoke interviewed the CEO on the company's plans to open stores across Canada
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Top Stories - Canada:
-Walmart Canada lays off 210 head office, field management employees [Financial Post]
-Sears Canada future looks bright, retailer insists [CBC]
-Sears Canada loss doubles to $118-million, while sales fall almost 10% [Financial Post]
-Toshiba Strengthens Focus on Retail Stores in Canada [MarketWatch]
-Canadian Food Shopping Trends [Food in Canada]
-Dollarama announces completion of two-for-one share split [Stockhouse]
Canadian News - Region-by-Region:
-Ottawa still short stores, expert says [Ottawa Citizen]
-Toronto’s pair of peculiar vending machines — dispensing cronuts and cufflinks side by side [National Post]
-Outdoor retailer Cabela's to land in Kanata [Ottawa Citizen]
-The Whole Foods juggernaut is set to take over Ottawa [Ottawa Citizen]
-Council considering stricter rules on liquor stores [CTV Calgary]
-M&N Mattress a fixture in Parksville for 14 years [Parksville Qualicum Beach News]
Trending Topics:
-Sears’s U.S. Appliance-Sales Dominance Is Fading: Analyst [Bloomberg]
-Shoppers will spend roughly same amount on holiday toys as last year [Fierce Retail]
-Quarterly sales drop at Urban Outfitters banner stores, but rise at Free People and Anthropologies banners [Chain Store Age]
-This Holiday Season Will Change Retail As We Know It -- And That's a Really Good Thing [Forbes]
-UPS warns retailers that last-minute deliveries could cost them [Fierce Retail]
-Starbucks Corporation Has Decades of Growth Ahead [MF]
Interesting Articles:
-Here's A Complete List Of Black Friday Store Hours [Business Insider]
-What data breach? Home Depot’s comps increase 5.8% [Retailing Today]
-Can Walmart stop its downward spiral in grocery? [RetailWire]
-What is 'Black Friday'? Term originated from the Philadelphia Police Department, not retailers [PennLive.com]
AND FINALLY: Canada's Joe Fresh to open 84 new stores in Mexico and five South American countries in next five years [SJO]